Fastener.



S. B. JACKSON.

FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21. 19|5,

Patented Defh 25,1917.`

me ma I vw?- spread apar@ the socket member may be readily siipped oifrom the stud member.

1. A separable fastener, comprising' a stud. member consisting of ahollow posthaving its outer end .tapered and a shank movable ,eniwise insaid hollow post having n head i. `l respond with the tapered Vendof thefpost, a

provided Awith 'an' undercut shouldery to corsoeketmember'having` anopeningy to receive the stud member",V and a 'spring Ilock`4 in the r.socket'membercomprising a pair/of jloeking if jaws connectedanflweneircled by'a.r resilient7 y, -dividedahoop,` saidjevizfs andlioopbeing iin-- tegnzilly formedof .the same material, seid jnwsbeingnlat on vthe outer side; to engage .y saidyshoulderand, positivelyto lock-the fastenen. member` against separgition,I and j beveled onthevnnder side to cause theajnws overfthefheadvof the stud membeorA theto yield when the socket member jis'ipass'ed yi @WitnessesCHARLEsD-:Woonannnm a sloping outer surface adapted to engage saidbeveled edges when the socket. member is pushed forwardly over the saidshank therein" to force said retaining members apart so that the saidbutton member may be Withf drawn from the said fastening member.

3. A Vseparable fastener comprising a. socket member, a button memberhaving a shahkrreciproetably mount/ed in the socket.-

ymember, the outer portion of the sh'ank being of smaller diameter-thanthe'innerporf ,I

- tion `of 'theshank and the outer end of the j s0cket member having' aninternal finge Surrounding sa1d` smaller portion*andr over.

hanging the l-iirg'ei" portion so thIa-t the bntton `member cannot, 'beoutvva'rdly` Withdrawn 'i from' the socket member1 'az'head on the outerfend Aof said shank,` a` fastex'ing member` h'v" ing' an' opening toreceive the buttonmember,l g retaining members mounted on the fasteningmember on opposite sides ofsaid opening to engage the-seid head andprevent the'with- 'clrawa-l of thebu'ttonrmember fromth o fen-`fflyhoidingisai 'recnyeiidr i ing5 'means frr Roue eugene,

